Earlier this month, our industry celebrated a major win when the Federal Government announced they would not cap the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa to 12 months; a cap that was originally proposed in the 2023 Migration Review.
This win comes off the back of significant advocacy efforts by QTIC and the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC). Our organisations provided the Minister for Immigration with an analysis of the detrimental impacts of the proposed cap and later met with Minister Giles to stress the vital importance of long stay backpackers to tourism businesses.
